Ruderman Family Foundation
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The Ruderman Family Foundation believes that inclusion and understanding of all people is essential to a fair and flourishing community.
Boston, NYC, DC, Israel
Joined September 2011
“Rather than taking things away from our history that we don't like, we have to contextualize it.” By making the story relatable to immigrant experiences, @TracyAnnO makes The Merchant of Venice a universal story. Listen now: https://t.co/P81vC3g9ai
#JewishVoices
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Even those in the spotlight face intense pressure when speaking out. @TracyAnnO discusses how we must stand together and support one another. Listen now: https://t.co/P81vC3g9ai
#JewishVoices #ArtAndActivism #SocialJustice
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Jay Ruderman speaks with actress @TracyAnnO to discuss her fearless commitment to publicly defending jews wherever she can with her art Listen now: https://t.co/P81vC3gGZQ
#JewishVoices #ArtAndActivism #SocialJustice
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Excited to share a column co-written by @JayRuderman and @GeenaDavis on authentic representation of people with disabilities in Hollywood. Only 21% of TV characters with disabilities are authentically cast - there’s progress, but much work remains! https://t.co/gicc3xQOcD
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Meaningful progress has been made in Hollywood's casting of disabled persons to play disabled characters, but there's significant room for growth.
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Mercy Kafotokoza has faced cultural and leadership biases as the woman leader of @Wandikweza1 . It took years to build trust and combat prejudice in communities and with male village chiefs. Listen now: https://t.co/P81vC3gGZQ
#publichealth #nurses #localsolutions
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To both meet the needs of continued care, and navigate rough, rural terrains quickly, Mercy Kafotokoza of @wandikweza put her nurses on motorbikes. Listen now: https://t.co/P81vC3g9ai
#publichealth #nurses #localsolutions
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Jay Ruderman speaks with nurse Mercy Kafotokoza, founder of @wandikweza, to discuss her journey to founding the organization, which brings health services to people’s doorsteps, and the challenges she’s faced as a female leader. Listen now: https://t.co/P81vC3g9ai
#publichealth
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Vegan food is tastier and more readily accessible now than thirty years ago. “Now you can go to Burger King and get the impossible whopper so that is a big success” says @genebaur Listen now: https://t.co/P81vC3gGZQ
#Vegan #animalrights #climatechange
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Animals are intelligent beings, and slaughtering them hurts both animals and humans, says @genebaur of @farmsanctuary. Listen now: https://t.co/P81vC3g9ai
#Vegan #animalrights #climatechange
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Jay Ruderman hosts vegan activist @genebaur of @farmsanctuary to discuss the steps that will bring about the end of factory farming and a healthier approach to animals and food. Listen now: https://t.co/P81vC3g9ai
#Vegan #animalrights #climatechange
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“Indigenous people aren’t allowed to be successful,” says @lanianpo Success would remove them from a position of oppression, which is unacceptable to their colonizers. Listen now: https://t.co/P81vC3g9ai
#Indijewnous #JewishIndigenous #Native
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Native Americans are “in diaspora despite living within USA borders,” says @lanianpo, which could be used by malicious actors to undermine their connection to the land. Listen now: https://t.co/P81vC3g9ai
#Indijewnous #JewishIndigenous #Native
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Jay Ruderman hosts Indijewnous activist @lanianpo to unpack the centuries-old playbook of dehumanization and expose how its tactics are being revived and weaponized today. Listen now: https://t.co/P81vC3g9ai
#Indijewnous #JewishIndigenous #Native
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Despite working in traditional activism and policy spaces, Chama Mechtaly will always make art because “You can’t look away from activism when it’s art.” Listen now: https://t.co/P81vC3g9ai
#MiddleEastPeace #Deradicalization #ArtIsActivism
@CMechtaly
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“The artwork had Hebrew, Arabic, and Tifinagh scripts woven together with the Magen David in the center, and that was the art artwork that threatened so many.” Listen now: https://t.co/P81vC3g9ai
#MiddleEastPeace #Deradicalization #ArtIsActivism
@CMechtaly
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Jay hosted @CMechtaly artist and activist Chama Mechtaly to discuss peace in the Middle East and North Africa, multiculturalism, and art as activism. Listen now: https://t.co/P81vC3g9ai
#MiddleEastPeace #Deradicalization #ArtIsActivism
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Jay hosted @CMechtaly artist and activist Chama Mechtaly to discuss peace in the Middle East and North Africa, multiculturalism, and art as activism. Listen now: https://t.co/P81vC3g9ai
#MiddleEastPeace #Deradicalization #ArtIsActivism
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How do we build an inclusive world? Hear intimate and in-depth conversations with changemakers on disability rights, youth mental health advocacy, prison reform, grassroots activism, and more. Firs...
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Sharing the story of your disability can be a burden, says @ImTiffanyYu of @Diversability "Disabled people get put into a box of having to be educators, having to be storytellers." Listen now: https://t.co/P81vC3g9ai
#AntiAbleist #DisabilityInclusion #InclusionForAll
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Jay's guest, @ImTiffanyYu of @Diversability : "I don't wanna give shame power. And part of how I am not giving shame power is by bringing more light on things that people might have shame about." Listen: https://t.co/P81vC3g9ai
#AntiAbleist #DisabilityInclusion #InclusionForAll
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CEO @StevenCPreston cherishes the chance to meet the people who @GoodwillIntl supports. “I am in this job because what we do moves my heart in a way that very few things do.” Listen now: https://t.co/P81vC3g9ai
#WhyGoodwill #PowerOfWork #Reentry
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